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All babushka synonyms

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noun babushka

  • handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
  • shawl — a square, triangular, or oblong piece of wool or other material worn, especially by women, about the shoulders, or the head and shoulders, in place of a coat or hat outdoors, and indoors as protection against chill or dampness.
  • veil — a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
  • scarf — a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
  • bandanna — A bandanna is a brightly-coloured piece of cloth which is worn around a person's neck or head.
  • hankie — a handkerchief.
  • kerchief — a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.
  • mantle — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
  • bonnet — The bonnet of a car is the metal cover over the engine at the front.
  • protector — a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
  • hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
  • wimple — a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
  • purdah — the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
  • cowl — A cowl is a large loose hood covering a person's head, or their head and shoulders. Cowls are worn especially by monks.
  • yashmak — the veil worn by Muslim women to cover the face in public.
  • mantilla — a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
  • coif — a close-fitting cap worn under a veil, worn in the Middle Ages by many women but now only by nuns
  • capuchin — any agile intelligent New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head
  • bandana — a large, printed handkerchief, typically one with white spots or figures on a red or blue background.
  • headrail — a railing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead.
  • capuche — a large hood or cowl, esp that worn by Capuchin friars
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